Toys
Outstanding KS1 history lessons on Toys in the past.
The topic on TOYS was completely revised in June 2020 with its rationale, own planner and set of new enquiry questions:
There is also a great assessment task to diagnose whether the pupils have grasped the slippery concept of ‘old and new’.
Teaching Toys to Key Stage 1
Toys is an obvious topic to select for infants. Not only is it appealing , at least initially, it is…
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KS1 Medium term planner: Toys through time (Term 1 or 2 of Y1)
This is one of the earliest topics to be taught at EYFS/KS1 following on from Myself. As we know this…
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Toys – KQ1 – What are our toys like today?
Because the topic is aimed at children beginning key stage 1, it is a good idea to spend more time…
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This session comprises two very simple tasks: matching objects to the young children who would usually play with them, followed…
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Toys – KQ3 – How can we tell these toys are old?
This smart task complements the existing lesson on the site using ICT . Rather than re-write the whole lesson this…
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Toys – KQ4 – What sorts of toys did our grandparents play with and how do we know?
Optional question: What toys did our grandparents get as Christmas presents when they were your age? Start with a discussion…
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Toys – KQ5 – Who played with these toys in the past? and how can we know?
This is particularly suitable as an extension question for the older/ higher attaining pupils in KS1 if you are teaching…
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Toys – KQ6 – How can we set up our own toy museum?
This final KS1 lesson on the Toys topic cements children’s understanding of old and new in an interesting way. Activity…
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Toys old and new: Sorting and setting
This lesson draws on some excellent resources you may not have come across, produced by museums in Bedfordshire and Warwickshire. …
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OFSTED’s report on teaching of Toys-outstanding lesson
When the inspector entered, the pupils were sitting on the carpet around the teacher. She was gently exploring whether they…
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Washday in the past; helping the hopeless Mr Lather
The children will be familiar with the range of processes involved in washing clothes in the past. They will have…
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